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Volcano unit
Chapter 6 - Volcanoes
Question | Answer |
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a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface | volcano |
a deposit of hardened magma in a volcano's pipe | volcanic neck |
a material found in magma that is formed from the elements oxygen and silicon | silica |
the large hole at the top of a volcano formed when the roof of a volcano's magma chamber collapses | caldera |
the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, water from the mantle | magma |
liquid magma that reaches the surface | lava |
a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean | Ring of Fire |
a string of volcanoes along a deep-ocean trench | Island Arc |
an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it | Hot Spot |
the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects | magma chamber |
a long tube through which magma moves from the magma chamber to Earth's surface | pipe |
the opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano | vent |
a bowl shaped area that forms around a volcano's central vent. | crater |
the explosion of ash, cinders, bombs and gases during an explosive volcanic eruption | pyroclastic flow |
describes a volcano that is not currently active, but that may become active in the future | dormant |
describes a volcano that is no longer active and is unlikely to erupt again | extinct |
a wide, gentle sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions | shield volcano |
a tall cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials | composite volcano |
a steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano's opening | cinder cone volcano |
the area covered by lava as it pours out of a volcano's vent | lava flow |